Suicide in circumpolar regions: an introduction and overview

This extended editorial introduces the Special Issue on Suicide and Resilience in Circumpolar Regions, the results of the knowledge synthesis project by an international research team funded by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research and endorsed by the Arctic Council. It focuses on the extent an...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:International Journal of Circumpolar Health
Main Authors: T. Kue Young, Boris Revich, Leena Soininen
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2015
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3402/ijch.v74.27349
https://doaj.org/article/3e1709bc6c4347398595d29aaef02bb3
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Summary:This extended editorial introduces the Special Issue on Suicide and Resilience in Circumpolar Regions, the results of the knowledge synthesis project by an international research team funded by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research and endorsed by the Arctic Council. It focuses on the extent and magnitude of the problem of suicidal behaviours and thoughts from a circumpolar perspective – the variation across Arctic States and their northern regions, the excess risk among some indigenous groups and their demographic characteristics. Much remains to be learned about the design and implementation of youth-focused intervention programmes, especially in a circumpolar comparative framework.